Guiding Opinions of CPC Central Committee and State Council on Launching Quality-Improving Action

Guiding Opinions of CPC Central Committee and State Council on Launching Quality-Improving Action(September 5, 2017)

Given that the traditional advantages of our economic development are diminishing and the structural supply-demand imbalance in real economy arises, in particular the supply of medium- and high–end products and services are insufficient. It is in urgent need to spare no efforts in improving quality in an all-around way and promoting domestic economic development into the era of quality. Hereby, the following opinions are proposed for conducting quality improvement action.

I. General Requirements1. Guiding Concepts2. Basic Principles3. Main ObjectivesBy 2020, the supply quality will be improved significantly with a more efficient supply system. Noticeable progress will be made in building a powerful quality country with the general level of quality being substantially enhanced. Quality will contribute more to raising the total factor productivity and promoting the economic development, and better satisfy the increasingly upgraded consumption demand of the public.

II. Improve products, projects and service quality 4. Increase the high-quality supply of agricultural products, food and drugs5. Promote the quality upgrading of consumer goods6. Improve the competitiveness of equipment manufacturing7. Improve the supply levels of raw material8. Improve the quality of construction projects9. Further improve quality and efficiency in the service sector10. Improve the social governance and public service 11. Accelerate the optimization and upgrading of external trade

IV. Bolster national quality-related infrastructure19. Accelerate the building of national quality infrastructure system20. Deepen the converged development of national quality infrastructure21. Enhance the public technical service22. Improve the technical trade measure system

V. Reform and enhance quality development policies and systems23. Strengthen the quality system building24. Offer more fiscal and financial support25. Improve the quality-related talent education and cultivation system26. Improve quality incentive system